APPEAL COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10824, 18 July 1913, Page 3

APPEAL COURT.

NEW TRIAL ORDERED. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, July 18. At the Appeal Court, in Rex v. Ford, ft bigamy cu.sc> tli© Court licld. tlifib tlio question whether thero was sufficient proof of a previous marriage ought to have been left to the jury, and that Mr Justice Cooper was wrong m directing an acquittal. The Court ordered that the verdict of acquittal should be set aside, and granted a new trial. EASEMENT GRANTED. The Court gave a decision this morning in tho case Stevens v. the National Mutual Life. Association of Australia, Limited. The Court held that the defendant Association had, acquired by prescription a right to light over the plaintiff's land adjoining its building, and was entitled to a declaration that as owner in fee of the eastern moiety of section ?38,_ it was entitled to an casement of light over tho western moiety of tho section in respect of four windows in the stone building, and to have a memorial of easement entered on the certificate of title, and was also entitled to have a memorial entered on the certificate of tho western moiety showing that tho land comprised in tho certificate was subject to the easement. No costs were, allowed. A BOOKMAKER'S TROUBLES. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, July 18. In the case Ross v. Cassells, an appeal against a conviction for posting a betting-card to a detective, tho appeal was dismissed with costs, ten j guineas. i